"This is a most useful book which should be in the hands of all employers of labour, foremen, and intelligent workmen, and is one of great utility to sanitary inspectors, and even on occasion to medical men."--_Health._
"The writer has succeeded in collecting a large amount of information, and though one could wish he had presented it in a rather more attractive style, he has certainly condensed it into a very small space."--_Physician and Surgeon._
"The little book before us is one which will be found exceedingly useful to manufacturers and even factory inspectors.... No attempt is made to show how diseases when originated are to be cured, but, acting on the sound principle that prevention is better than cure, means are stated how to avoid the harm."--_Bristol Mercury._
"The author has endeavoured to treat the question in simple rather than in technical language, and he has lucidly catalogued the most dangerous trades and their symptoms, and in each case specified the best methods of dealing with them.... To those for whom the volume is specially designed, Dr. Parry's treatise should be a useful handbook."--_Sheffield Independent._
"A very useful manual for employers of labour, foremen, intelligent workmen, and, in spite of the author's modesty, for medical men. We have the peculiar risks and dangers of all the dangerous trades carefully described; the mode of action of various chemicals, etc., used in different industries given, with full directions how to minimise unavoidable risks."--_Leeds Mercury._
"Most of the trades in the country are alluded to, and upon those that are dangerous the necessary attention is bestowed, and means are recommended whereby danger may be prevented or lessened. The author has evidently studied his subject with care, and has made full use of the experience of others who have had a larger insight into the industries of the country."--_British Medical Journal._
"The work is well written and printed, and its verbiage such as to be comprehensible to the workman no less than to the master. The careful and general perusal of a work of this nature cannot but be attended by beneficial results of a far-reaching nature, and we therefore heartily recommend the book to our readers. Medical Officers of Health and Sanitary Inspectors especially should find the work of great interest."--_Sanitary Record._
"It is written in simple language, and its instructions can be easily followed.... There are some employers, at any rate, who are more ignorant of, than indifferent to, the slow murder of their workpeople, and if the facts so succinctly set forth in this book were brought to their notice, and if the Trade Unions made it their business to insist on the observance of the better conditions Dr.
Parry described, much might be done to lessen the workman's peril."--_Weekly Times and Echo._
=PRACTICAL X RAY WORK.= By FRANK T. ADDYMAN,
B.Sc. (Lond.), F.I.C., Member of the Roentgen Society of London; Radiographer to St. George's Hospital; Demonstrator of Physics and Chemistry, and Teacher of Radiography in St. George's Hospital Medical School. Demy 8vo. 12 Plates from Photographs of X Ray Work. 52 Illustrations. 200 pp. 1901. Price 10s. 6d.; India and Colonies, 11s.; Other Countries, 12s.; strictly net.
=Contents.=
Part I., =Historical=--Chapters I., Introduction.--II., Work leading up to the Discovery of the X Rays.--III., The Discovery.
Part II., =Apparatus and its Management=--Chapters I., Electrical Terms.--II., Sources of Electricity.--III., Induction Coils.--IV., Electrostatic Machines.--V., Tubes.--VI., Air Pumps.--VII., Tube Holders and Stereoscopic Apparatus.--VIII., Fluorescent Screens.
Part III., =Practical X Ray Work=--Chapters I., Installations.--II., Radioscopy.--III., Radiography.--IV., X Rays in Dentistry.--V., X Rays in Chemistry.--VI., X Rays in War.--Index.
=List of Plates.=
_Frontispiece_--Congenital Dislocation of Hip-Joint.--I., Needle in Finger.--II., Needle in Foot.--III., Revolver Bullet in Calf and Leg.--IV., A Method of Localisation.--V., Stellate Fracture of Patella showing shadow of "Strapping".--VI., Sarcoma.--VII., Six-weeks'-old Injury to Elbow showing new Growth of Bone.--VIII., Old Fracture of Tibia and Fibula badly set.--IX., Heart Shadow.--X., Fractured Femur showing Grain of Splint.--XI., Barrell's Method of Localisation.
=DRYING BY MEANS OF AIR AND STEAM.= Explanations, Formulae, and Tables for Use in Practice. Translated from the German of E. HAUSBRAND. Two Diagrams and Thirteen Tables. Demy 8vo. 1901. 72 pp. Price 5s.; India and Colonies, 5s. 6d.; Other Countries, 6s.; strictly net.
=Contents.=
Preface.--British and Metric Systems Compared--Centigrade and Fahr.
Thermometers.--Chapters I, Introduction.--II., Estimation of the Maximum Weight of Saturated Aqueous Vapour which can be contained in 1 kilo. of Air at Different Pressure and Temperatures.--III., Calculation of the Necessary Weight and Volume of Air, and of the Least Expenditure of Heat, per Drying Apparatus with Heated Air, at the Atmospheric Pressure: _A_, With the Assumption that the Air is _Completely Saturated_ with Vapour both before Entry and after Exit from the Apparatus.--_B_, When the Atmospheric Air is Completely Saturated _before entry_, but at its _exit_ is _only_ 3/4, 1/2 or 1/4 Saturated.--_C_, When the Atmospheric Air is _not_ Saturated with Moisture before Entering the Drying Apparatus.--IV., Drying Apparatus, in which, in the Drying Chamber, a Pressure is Artificially Created, Higher or Lower than that of the Atmosphere.--V., Drying by Means of Superheated Steam, without Air.--VI., Heating Surface, Velocity of the Air Current, Dimensions of the Drying Room, Surface of the Drying Material, Losses of Heat.--Index.
=Leather Trades.=
=THE LEATHER WORKER'S MANUAL.= Being a Compendium of Practical Recipes and Working Formulae for Curriers, Bootmakers, Leather Dressers, Blacking Manufacturers, Saddlers, Fancy Leather Workers, and all Persons engaged in the Manipulation of Leather. By H.C. STANDAGE. 165 pp. 1900. Price 7s. 6d.; India and Colonies, 8s.; Other Countries, 8s. 6d.; strictly net.
=Contents.=
Chapters I., Blackings, Polishes, Glosses, Dressings, Renovators, etc., for Boot and Shoe Leather.--II., Harness Blackings, Dressings, Greases, Compositions, Soaps, and Boot-top Powders and Liquids, etc., etc.--III., Leather Grinders' Sundries.--IV., Currier's Seasonings, Blacking Compounds, Dressings, Finishes, Glosses, etc.--V., Dyes and Stains for Leather.--VI., Miscellaneous Information.--VII., Chrome Tannage.--Index.
=Press Opinions.=
"The book being absolutely unique, is likely to be of exceptional value to all whom it concerns, as it meets a long-felt want."--_Birmingham Gazette._
"This is a valuable collection of practical receipts and working formulae for the use of those engaged in the manipulation of leather. We have no hesitation in recommending it as one of the best books of its kind, an opinion which will be endorsed by those to whom it appeals."--_Liverpool Mercury._
"We think we may venture to state, so far as the opinion of the leather trade under the Southern Cross is concerned, that it will be one of approval. As practical men, having a long and wide experience of the leather trade in Australia, we are certain that there are many tanners and curriers carrying on business in remote townships of the colonies to whom such a manual of practical recipes will be invaluable.... This manual is not a mere collection of recipes for the various purposes to which they may be applied, but it is also replete with instructions concerning the nature of the materials recommended to be used in making up the recipes....
We think every intelligent leather man should avail himself of the manual. It is undoubtedly a valuable contribution to the technology of the leather trade."--_Australian Leather Journal and Boot and Shoe Recorder._
=PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE LEATHER INDUSTRY.= By A.M. VILLON. A Translation of Villon's "Traite Pratique de la Fabrication des cuirs et du Travail des Peaux". By FRANK T. ADDYMAN, B.SC. (Lond.), F.I.C., F.C.S.; and Corrected by an Eminent Member of the Trade. 500 pp., royal 8vo. 1901. 123 Illustrations. Price 21s.; India and Colonies, 22s.; Other Countries, 23s. 6d.; strictly net.
=Contents.=
Preface--Translator's Preface--List of Illustrations.
Part I., =Materials used in Tanning=--Chapter I., Skins: I., Skin and its Structure; II., Skins used in Tanning; III., Various Skins and their Uses--Chapter II., Tannin and Tanning Substances: I., Tannin; II., Barks (Oak); III., Barks other than Oak; IV., Tanning Woods; V., Tannin-bearing Leaves; VI., Excrescences; VII., Tan-bearing Fruits; VIII., Tan-bearing Roots and Bulbs; IX., Tanning Juices: X., Tanning Substances used in Various Countries; XI., Tannin Extracts; XII., Estimation of Tannin and Tannin Principles.
Part II., =Tanning=--Chapter I., The Installation of a Tannary: I., Tan Furnaces; II., Chimneys, Boilers, etc.; III., Steam Engines--Chapter II., Grinding and Trituration of Tanning Substances: I., Cutting up Bark: II., Grinding Bark; III., The Grinding of Tan Woods; IV., Powdering Fruit, Galls and Grains; V., Notes on the Grinding of Bark--Chapter III., Manufacture of Sole Leather: I., Soaking; II., Sweating and Unhairing; III., Plumping and Colouring; IV., Handling; V., Tanning; VI., Tanning Elephants' Hides; VII., Drying; VIII., Striking or Pinning--Chapter IV., Manufacture of Dressing Leather: I., Soaking; II., Depilation; III., New Processes for the Depilation of Skins; IV., Tanning; V., Cow Hides; VI., Horse Hides; VII., Goat Skins; Manufacture of Split Hides--Chapter V., On Various Methods of Tanning: I., Mechanical Methods; II., Physical Methods; III., Chemical Methods; IV., Tanning with Extracts--Chapter VI., Quantity and Quality: I., Quantity; II., Net Cost; III., Quality of Leather--Chapter VII., Various Manipulations of Tanned Leather: I., Second Tanning; II., Grease Stains: III., Bleaching Leather; IV., Waterproofing Leather; V., Weighting Tanned Leather; VI., Preservation of Leather--Chapter VIII., Tanning Various Skins.
Part III., =Currying=--Chapter I., Waxed Calf: I., Preparation; II., Shaving; III., Stretching or Slicking; IV., Oiling the Grain: V., Oiling the Flesh Side; VI., Whitening and Graining; VII., Waxing; VIII., Finishing; IX., Dry Finishing; X., Finishing in Colour; XI., Cost--Chapter II., White Calf: I., Finishing in White--Chapter III., Cow Hide for Upper Leathers: I., Black Cow Hide; II., White Cow Hide; III., Coloured Cow Hide.--Chapter IV., Smooth Cow Hide--Chapter V., Black Leather--Chapter VI., Miscellaneous Hides: I., Horse; II., Goat; III., Waxed Goat Skin: IV., Matt Goat Skin--Chapter VII., Russia Leather: I., Russia Leather; II., Artificial Russia Leather.
Part IV., =Enamelled, Hungary and Chamoy Leather, Morocco, Parchment, Furs and Artificial Leather=--Chapter I., Enamelled Leather: I., Varnish Manufacture; II., Application of the Enamel; III., Enamelling in Colour--Chapter II., Hungary Leather: I., Preliminary; II., Wet Work or Preparation; III., Aluming; IV., Dressing or Loft Work; V., Tallowing; VI., Hungary Leather from Various Hides--Chapter III., Tawing: I., Preparatory Operations; II., Dressing; III., Dyeing Tawed Skins; IV., Rugs--Chapter IV., Chamoy Leather--Chapter V., Morocco: I., Preliminary Operations; II., Morocco Tanning; III., Mordants used in Morocco Manufacture; IV., Natural Colours used in Morocco Dyeing; V., Artificial Colours; VI. Different Methods of Dyeing; VII., Dyeing with Natural Colours; VIII., Dyeing with Aniline Colours; IX., Dyeing with Metallic Salts; X., Leather Printing; XI., Finishing Morocco; XII., Shagreen; XIII., Bronzed Leather--Chapter VI., Gilding and Silvering: I., Gilding; II., Silvering; III., Nickel and Cobalt--Chapter VII., Parchment--Chapter VIII., Furs and Furriery: I., Preliminary Remarks; II., Indigenous Furs; III., Foreign Furs from Hot Countries; IV., Foreign Furs from Cold Countries; V., Furs from Birds' Skins; VI., Preparation of Furs; VII., Dressing; VIII., Colouring; IX., Preparation of Birds' Skins; X., Preservation of Furs--Chapter IX., Artificial Leather: I., Leather made from Scraps; II., Compressed Leather; III., American Cloth; IV., Papier Mache; V., Linoleum: VI., Artificial Leather.
Part V., =Leather Testing and the Theory of Tanning=--Chapter I., Testing and Analysis of Leather: I., Physical Testing of Tanned Leather: II., Chemical Analysis--Chapter II., The Theory of Tanning and the other Operations of the Leather and Skin Industry: I., Theory of Soaking; II., Theory of Unhairing; III., Theory of Swelling; IV., Theory of Handling; V., Theory of Tanning; VI., Theory of the Action of Tannin on the Skin; VII., Theory of Hungary Leather Making; VIII., Theory of Tawing; IX., Theory of Chamoy Leather Making; X., Theory of Mineral Tanning.
Part VI., =Uses of Leather=--Chapter I., Machine Belts: I., Manufacture of Belting; II., Leather Chain Belts; III., Various Belts, IV., Use of Belts--Chapter II., Boot and Shoe-making: I., Boots and Shoes; II., Laces--Chapter III., Saddlery: I., Composition of a Saddle; II., Construction of a Saddle--Chapter IV., Harness: I., The Pack Saddle; II., Harness--Chapter V., Military Equipment--Chapter VI., Glove Making--Chapter VII., Carriage Building--Chapter VIII., Mechanical Uses.
Appendix, =The World's Commerce in Leather=--I., Europe; II., America; III., Asia; IV., Africa; Australasia--Index.
=Press Opinions.=
"The book is well and lucidly written. The writer is evidently a practical man, who also has taken the trouble to make himself acquainted with the scientific and technical side of his trade ...
French methods differ largely from our own: sometimes we think our ways the best, but not always. The practical man may pick up many useful hints which may help him to improve his methods." --_Shoe Manufacturers' Monthly Journal._
"This book cannot fail to be of great value to all engaged in the leather trades ... The British may believe that the French can teach them nothing in the work of leather tanning generally, but a comparison of the methods of the two countries will certainly yield a few wrinkles which may lead to advantageous results. Only a man understanding the science and technique of the trade could have written the book, and it is well done." --_Midland Free Press._
"Gives much useful and interesting information concerning the various processes by which the skins of animals are converted into leather. Written by a French Chemist after five years of constant study and application: it shows all that detail of analysis which we are accustomed to find in scientists, and which the practical tanner is too much in the habit of ignoring, sometimes to his own loss."
--_Leeds Mercury._
"Nor can there be much doubt that this expectation will be fully justified by the result. Thanks to the conspicuous painstaking with which Mr. Addyman has discharged his duty, and the 123 illustrations by which the text is elucidated, the volume can hardly fail to prove a very valuable standard work of its class. It can thus be confidently recommended to all who are more or less practically interested in the technology of a very important subject."--_Leicester Post._